News Headline

The world's shellfish are under threat as our oceans become more acidic

Source
Phys.org

Publication Date
2019-01-29

For the past few million years the world's oceans have existed in a slightly alkaline state, with an average pH of 8.2. Now, with carbon emissions escalating, there is more CO₂ in the world's atmosphere. This dissolves in the oceans, altering the chemistry of the seawater by lowering the pH and making it more acidic – up to 30% more in the past 200 years.

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https://phys.org/news/2019-01-world-shellfish-threat-oceans-acidic.html